Author: Janaki, S.S.
Title: Gadyakarnamrta of Sakala-Vidyacakravarttin : Text and Study
Description: Madras, Kuppuswami Sastri Institute, 1981. orig. wrappers. (296) pp,, 22x15cm, University of Madras doctoral dissertation.. Some rubbing. Light corner bumps. VG. ¶ ["The Gadyakarnamrta...deals with the relationship between Karnataka and Tamil powers in the 13th Century A.D...the author of the work, Kalakalabha Sakalavidyacakravarttin enjoyed the patronage of the Hoysala rulers in both these regions ..." (from Foreword)]. Consists of a 14-page English introduction, 147-page English critical study + 106pp text of Gadyakarnamrta entirely in Devanagari characters. Contents: Critical Study:The Authors - Vidyacakravarttina; Vidyacakravarttin II (Kalakalabha), Author of the Gadyakarnamrta; Historical Study of the Gadyakarnamrta: The History in the Mythological Preamble; Some Specific Points Examined; Literary Study of the GK; Evaluation of the Author & the Work; The Text.

Keywords: Sanskrit Philology, Tamil Nadu, Medieval Karnataka, Hoysala Dynasty, Historical, Literary History, Historiography, India South Asia,